Kitchen Scraps / Food Waste Basket

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Kitchen Scraps / Bio basket

A food waste bio-basket collection service is available for residents who have a green waste bin.

Residents have been provided with a plastic bio-basket and a roll of 150 bio-bags for the collection of organic food waste. The bio-bags are then disposed of into the green organics bin for ultimate disposal by composting at VanSchaiks Bio-Gro. Residents are provided with 150 bio-bags on an annual basis to 30th June and can purchase additional bio-bags. Rolls of bio-bags can be collected from all Council offices and selected Post Offices.

Most things that once grew can be put into your organics bin for composting.

Items that CAN be placed in your Bio Basket include:

Food scraps, peels

Cake, bread crusts

Fruit, vegetables

Teabags, coffee grounds

Meat scraps, bones, seafood (cooked or raw)

Egg, oyster shells

Cheese, yoghurt

Takeaway foods

Shredded paper

Tissues, paper towels

Hair

Items NOT to be placed in your Bio Basket include:

Plastic bags

Cling wrap/oven bags

Dishcloths/sponges

Liquids

Nappies

Cigarette butts or ash

Vacuum dust

Sharps

Tips for looking after your Bio Basket

To avoid odours or liquid build up, please remove bags and contents every 2-3 days and place into your organics bin.

Keep seafood shells and scraps in the freezer and dispose closer to bin day.